{"id":34827,"date":"2025-10-27T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?page_id=34827"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:36:42","slug":"preselection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/preselection\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Selection Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Capital of Culture 2031 Pre-Selection meeting was held in Valletta, Malta on the 3rd and 4th of November 2025, the Valletta Cultural Agency is hereby publishing the list of panel members.<\/p>\n<p>The panel members are:<\/p>\n<p>Suvi Innil\u00e4<\/p>\n<p>Csaba Borboly<\/p>\n<p>Tanja Mlaker<\/p>\n<p>Matthias Ripp<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Attard<\/p>\n<p>Hrvoje Laurenta<\/p>\n<p>Jos<span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">\u00e9 <\/span>Herrera &#8211; appointed by the Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government<\/p>\n<p>Georgina Portelli &#8211; appointed by the Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the Pre-Selection Meeting, the Pre-Selection report was published on the 15th December 2025 which can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.ec.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-12\/ecoc-2031-malta-pre-selection-report_151225.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Capital of Culture 2031 Pre-Selection meeting was held in Valletta, Malta on the 3rd and 4th of November 2025, the Valletta Cultural Agency is hereby publishing the list of panel members. 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